Originally Posted by
Vexxer
In most cases that is probably true... fitness too as before I started cycling two months ago, I had not been on a bike in 20 years and had really been a couch potato. All that aside though, people keep pointing to how wide my tires are as the reason I'm struggling to keep up... maybe they are just being nice and blaming the bike instead of my out of shape butt...lol. I don't know really. Its probably a mix of all of it.
I can relate to that. I was totally out of shape until I picked up cycling last summer. For the first couple of weeks, I was barely able to ride a few miles, let alone at any meaningful speed. It took me a few months until I was able to cruise at 14-15 MPH comfortably for 10+ miles. I've ridden 2,000+ miles since I bought my first bike, and I can now ride at 18-20 MPH on relatively flat roads for about an hour. I still have a long way to go. It just takes time.
